Baby bouncer



March 19321- E. L. UPPER 1,847,

BABY BOUNCER Original Filed Oct. 30, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 r i 4' x /4 5 6' [nvenior &

A iiorney March 1, E UPPER LMKQQZ BABY BOUNCER Original Filed Oct. 30, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor UNITED ST TE V OLSON, or SEATTLE, 'wesnmsronj BABY IBOUNGER Application filed October 30, 1929, Serial No. 403,509. Renewed August 4, 19 31.

This invention relates to a baby bouncer and has for its prime object to provide a resiliently mounted flexible seatin which an infant may be placed andin which .heor an attendant may cause theinfant to be bounced I up and down for the purpose of amusing the infant and exercising his legs without any chance of injury. 7

Another very important objectof the invention resides in the provision of an apparatus of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use and operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above andnumerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of constructiomand in the combi- T nation and arrangement of parts as Wlll be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofitheiappa; ratus embodying the features ofvmy inven- 7 tion,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof Figure 3 is a vertical section therethrough taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1, p Figure 4: is a perspective view of one of the inverted U-shaped frames, 7

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 55 of F igure'l,

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 2;

Referring to the drawings in detail it Wlll be seen that the numeral 5 denotes an elongated base with upright structures 6 r1s1ng from the end thereof, bearings 7 are formed on the base 5 at the side edges thereof imme diately adjacent the inner sides of the upright structures 6.

Inverted U-shaped frames terminatein outwardly directed pintles 9 journaled in the bearings 7. Springs 10 preferably of the coil-type are engaged withthe upper or bight portions of the inverted U-shaped frames and with remote portions of the tops of the upright structure 6' so as tov holdthe frames normally in upright position. A flexible baby'or infant seat 11 is provided with leg openings 12 and is carried by means of stra s 14: engaged therewith and engaged witht e bight or upper portion of the frames 8'.

By placing an infant in the seat 11 with his legs dangling through the openings-12 it will be seen that the infant may readily bounce himself up and down and exercise his legs without too great an eflort or an attend-ant may obtain the bouncing effect by swinging the, frames inwardly and allowing the springs to swing them outwardly in respectto each other.

It is'thought that the ,construction,0 5

tion,utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. V

' The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed: inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplifi'cation since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention andthe above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combina tion and arrangement of parts may be re- 8o sorted to without departing from the spirit EUGENE L. UPPER, orfsmrrnn, wesrrr vcrom nssrc von,on' onngrnnrn image's i l or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: o

1. In an apparatus of the class described, a base, a' pair of inverted U-shaped frames,

means for hingedly connecting the lower 7 ends of the frames with the base in remote relationship to each other, a seat, flexible means supporting the seat betweenthe bights of the frames, and resilient means normally holding said frames substantially upright.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a base, a pair of inverted U-shaped frames, means for hingedly connecting the lower ends of the frames with the base in remote relationship to each other, a seat, flexible means supporting the seat between the bights of the frames, upright structures on the ends of the base, springs anchored in the upper portions of theupright structures and engaged with the big'hts of the-frames to normally hold said frames in substantial up:

right position.

*In testimony whereofl afiix my signature. j

EUGENE UPPER. 

